LOVE

Love worked to form a universe

That Men with Love should dwell therein;

Love worked in grandeur to reverse

The early ravages of Sin;

Love made, in wisdom from above,

A place where it could work in Love.

Love saw the depths to which Man fell

When he rejected Love for lust;

Love took the action to repel

The fallen Man Love could not trust;

But Love had purposed long before

To bring Man's soul to Love once more.

Love came to Earth to show to Man

Love's perfect way bring Man back;

Love, that had first conceived the plan,

Was subjected to Man's attack;

Love, that endured Man's works of shame,

Went willingly to bear the blame.

Love found some answer to the way

In which, through Love, it had come near;

Where Love had been in full display

The Few found Love cast out their fear;

Here though the many might deride

Love has where it may now abide.

From an ascended place on high

Love sent the power to link the Few

To its abode and draw them nigh

In Love whose touch is always new.

And Love has come to shed abroad

Within their hearts the Love of God.

Love welcomes us to its domain;

Paternal Love surrounds us there,

With Love to lead, Love to sustain,

Love for Love's own with whom we share.

Love finds its perfect rest above,

Enjoying those secured by Love.

And every day Love shows the way

By which the Few may humbly go;

And Love rejoices to display

Itself to them that they may grow.

Till with the saints Love takes above

We glory in eternal Love.